Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Middling professor opines on deregulation, wealth creation, benefit-cost analysis

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOFPggYsKfc
Saturday, June 21, 2025

Anchor Shock Pricing: How Vail makes most of its money

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In 2008, 65% of skiers at Vail Resorts bought single-day lift tickets. Today, 75% of their customers purchase season passes, committing thou...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

PolyMarket.com predicts outcomes of Israel-Iran conflict

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Probability        Event 66%                   US Military action against Iran by July? 59%                     Khameni out as Supreme Leade...
Saturday, June 14, 2025

Weaker incentives in unionized plants make them more likely to close

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Unionized plants have worse incentive alignment: 26% less likely to offer performance-based bonuses.  11% less likely to promote based...
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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Effects of Zoning: when we restrict supply, prices go up.

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Monday, June 9, 2025

President Trump's deregulation

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President Trump must have read Chapter Two:  Voluntary Transactions create wealth by moving assets to higher-valued uses;  Taxes, pri...
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Saturday, June 7, 2025

Why there is a housing shortage in California

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The Free Press : ...I spent two and a half years obtaining permits, navigating a labyrinthine zoning department and paying for not only arc...
Thursday, June 5, 2025

Punishment increases → murder decreases

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 From the FreePress : ...Five years ago, ...police activity and staffing fell in big cities (where most of the crime is), as demoralized co...
Friday, May 30, 2025

What happens to natural gas prices when weather is mild?

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WSJ : U.S. natural gas futures were down for a third straight session as low weather-driven demand looks set to last into the first days of ...

Trade with China created US jobs

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WSJ: The Real Story of the ‘China Shock’ The jobs harm was largely local and temporary, while overall jobs and consumer welfare increased. ...
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